The U.S. said it had begun a new wave ​of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports.

US Central Command said in a statement that the military had targeted coastal defence systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Iran's Greater Tunb Island, and had completed the wave of strikes within around 90 minutes.

BEIJING, July 9 : Oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1 per cent to $78.8 a b

BEIJING, July 9 : Oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1 per cent to $78.8 a b

July 9 : Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday after the U.S. carried out fresh strikes on Iran, denting hopes for talks to end their war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.Brent crude futures rose 86 cents, or 1.1 per cent,

July 9 : Oil prices fell on Thursday as markets assessed the impact of U.S. strikes on Iran that could hinder progress on talks to end their war and allow the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel.Brent crude futures fell 16 cents, or 0.21 per cent, to $77.86 a barrel by 0938 GMT. U.S. West

July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday evening that it launched "a series of powerful strikes" against Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday evening that it launched "a series of powerful strikes" against Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said late Tuesday that it struck dozens of targets in Iran in response to Iran attacking three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.